Saturday 18 January 2014

Axesrus "Totally Tappable" Telecaster Blade Humbucker Pickup test

I recently picked up a REALLY cheap Telecaster copy which actually played OK. It was an attempt at suppressing my desire for a Fender Richie Kotzen Telecaster model. That may or not happen but I think I'll be slowly upgrading this cheap one to resemble the Kotzen model albeit on a vastly reduced budget.
So, first things first...let's get a humbucker in this bad boy. The Kotzen model has a Dimarzio DP384 Chopper T in the bridge so I had a look out for budget versions of this and once again those great guys at Axesrus came through. Like the Dimarzio, it's a rail type humbucker in a single coil size enclosure but it differs in that the magnet is Alnico 5 (not ceramic) and the resistance is around 13.5k (as opposed to 9.19k) .
I got it wired in and gotta say that I'm really pleased with it. I made a short video of it, which is embedded below. Enjoy.

Signal chain: Axesrus "TT73" Pickups in a no-name Chinese fake telecaster into Focusrite Saffire LE into Guitar Rig 5.
Wired straight (but they can be coil tapped)

Video shows:
1. Clean Country type twang
2. Driven amp
3. Cranked Marshall
4. Zeppelin-like Marshall
5. Van Halen type gain
6. Slayer - yes, Slayer!

Note: I have no association with Axesrus. This video  is for demonstration and entertainment purposes only.